Sopchoppy, FL 32346 Frost Dates
Sopchoppy, FL: when does the frost end?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/08, roughly 192 days out. Fall's first freeze usually shows up around 11/22, roughly 262 days after the last spring frost.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Sopchoppy in Zone 9a (20 to 25°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
Stretching the season past the first frost
With roughly 12 weeks until Sopchoppy's first fall frost, a row cover or cold frame is what stretches the last few weeks of harvest here.
Why 03/08 isn't a guarantee
03/08 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Getting tender plants in by 02/15 carries real risk, frost has hit that late in about 9 of 10 years here. Wait until 03/26 and only about 1 year in 10 sees frost after that.
Sopchoppy against the rest of the dataset
At roughly 262 frost-free days, Sopchoppy places 6,245 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within FL, it ranks 1,538 of 1,609.
Learn more
Before leaning on 32346's figures: zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 9a and Sopchoppy's frost date answer different questions, while the frost range explains how to read the range around Sopchoppy's dates instead of trusting one.